Board approves Pier 70 development package, adopts final amendments

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Oct. 31 unanimously adopted a set of measures to authorize the Pier 70 mixed‑use redevelopment in the Southeast waterfront, approving amendments to the planning code and related agreements and findings.

The package before the board included an ordinance to add the Pier 70 Special Use District to the zoning map, a resolution approving a disposition and development agreement between the Port and developer FC Pier 70 LLC for roughly 28 acres (commonly referred to as Seawall Lot 349 / Pier 70), and a memorandum of understanding among city agencies to coordinate the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process. Supervisor Mark Farrell's committee referrals and the Land Use and Transportation committee reported the items forward; Supervisor Cohen offered a last‑minute amendment clarifying that informational presentations already required in one section also be referenced in the port’s historic review provisions.

Supervisor Aaron Peskin and others raised points in committee that led to the amendment; Supervisor Cohen made the motion to adopt the amendment and Supervisor Peskin seconded. The board took the amendment and the package by “same house, same call” and the measures were adopted unanimously.

Board members and staff emphasized CEQA findings, historic preservation review, and interagency coordination with the Port and California State Lands Commission as part of the approved package. The legislation also included provisions to refer maps in the Urban Design Element to the new Pier 70 special use district and to authorize a settlement and land exchange agreement with the State Lands Commission necessary to implement the project.

The measures will return to implementing agencies and the Port for next steps on project approvals, permitting and CEQA compliance.